Fabric having tobacco entangled with structural fibers
A smokeless tobacco product includes smokeless tobacco and structural fibers. The structural fibers forming a network in which the smokeless tobacco is entangled. The structural fibers have a composition different from the smokeless tobacco. The tobacco-entangled fabric can have an overall oven volatiles content of at least 10 weight percent. In some embodiments, the structural fibers form a nonwoven network. In some embodiments, fibrous structures of the smokeless tobacco are entangled with the structural fibers.
1. An oral product comprising:
a composition including nicotine; and
an elastic nonwoven fabric around the composition, the elastic nonwoven fabric including,
fibers including polyurethane.
2. The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the fibers include melt-blown fibers.
3. The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the composition includes a tobacco extract including the nicotine.
4. The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the composition further includes a non-tobacco material.
5. The oral product of claim 4 , wherein the non-tobacco material includes a plant material.
6. The oral product of claim 5 , wherein the plant material has an oven volatiles content of greater than or equal to 10 weight percent.
7. The oral product of claim 6 , wherein the oven volatiles content ranges from 15 weight percent to 25 weight percent.
8. The oral product of claim 6 , wherein the oven volatiles content ranges from 20 weight percent to 30 weight percent.
9. The oral product of claim 6 , wherein the oven volatiles content ranges from 30 weight percent to 50 weight percent.
10. The oral product of claim 6 , wherein the oven volatiles content ranges from 45 weight percent to 65 weight percent.
11. The oral product of claim 5 , wherein the plant material includes thyme, lavender, rosemary, coriander, dill, mint, peppermint, dahlia, cinchona, foxglove, meadowsweet, Echinacea , elderberry, willow bark, tea leaves, red clover, coconut flakes, mint leaves, ginseng , apple, corn silk, grape leaf, basil leaf, or any combination thereof.
12. The oral product of claim 1 , further comprising:
a pouch including,
the elastic nonwoven fabric.
13. The oral product of claim 12 , wherein the elastic nonwoven fabric has a basis weight ranging from 1 gram per square meter (gsm) to 350 gsm.
14. The oral product of claim 13 , wherein the basis weight is 30 gsm.
15. The oral product of claim 13 , wherein the basis weight is 21 gsm.
16. The oral product of claim 13 , wherein the basis weight is 15 gsm.
17. The oral product of claim 1 , wherein the fibers have diameters of less than or equal to 30 microns.
18. The oral product of claim 17 , wherein the diameters range from 0.5 microns to 5 microns.
19. The oral product of claim 1 , further comprising:
a flavorant.